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RVRC is to be the premier peer support center promoting recovery, quality of life, advocacy, education, mutual support, peer directed services, and participation in mental health policy design for individuals throughout the state of Delaware. RVRC also proudly accepts donations of all kinds. Please call to support our cause.

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The Rick VanStory Resource Center (RVRC) was founded by former mental health consumers who recognized the urgent need for a recovery-oriented peer center for people with psychiatric disabilities. RVRC empowers individuals to access the resources and services they need to build independent, satisfying life in the community through the support of their peers in an environment that is free of stigma.

Open to all mental health consumers in Delaware, RVRC receives support from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services – Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Welcoming and Helping all that have been affected by Mental Illness.

University of Delaware | UDaily

2:13 p.m., Feb. 10, 2015--Until recently, 23-year-old Armendraiz had never had a comprehensive physical — not even when he played high school football in Texas.
But last month, the self-professed drifter made an appointment with nurse practitioner Julia Jordan at the Rick VanStory Resource Center (RVRC), a recovery-oriented peer center for people with psychiatric disabilities in Wilmington, Delaware....Read More

Who was "Rick" Vanstory Ricardo?

...He was born March 23,1962, and began working as a case manager for Horizon House Delaware in June of 2003. Over the next four years, Rick consistently demonstrated the dedication, compassion, and enormous heart that made all the difference in the lives of the participants he served, that inspired his coworkers to do their best each and every day, and that fostered leadership and empowerment among all who knew him. Even as he courageously faced the bone cancer that would claim his life, Rick remained a constant source of hope and strength; paired with the dignity and grace with which he lived every day of his life, these qualities are the legacy he has left us. Rick passed away on July 23,2007, but his memory lives on through the work we continue in his spirit, and the building we dedicate in his name, on the day that would havebeen his 47th birthday: The Rick van Story Resource Center, established March 23, 2009.

HOW YOU FIT IN

The Rick VanStory resource Center is a place for peers. As you identify what you need to build the life you dream of, we are here to help you do it. We are here to be your first community in recovery. With training and support provided by DSAMH. All Mental Health Consumers are welcome and encouraged to be a part of this exciting and empowering community!

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